Ticket issuing and registering machine.



W. L. SW| F'T'& E. L. HELLER; TICKET ISSUINGAND REGISTERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUGLQ, 9K3- Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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TICKET lSSUlNG AND REGISTERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-.9, 1913 Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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W. L. SWIFT & E. L. RELLER.

TlCKET ISSUING AND REGISIERlNG MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG.9.19I3.

1,160,669. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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W L. SWIFT & E. L. RELLER'.

TICKET ISSUING AND REGISTERING MACHINE.

APPLICAIION FILED AUG.9. l9l3.

1,1 60,669. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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TICKET |ssums AND REGISTERING MACHINE. v

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9. l9l3' 1 160 669 Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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TICKET ISSUTNG AND REGISTERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9. 1913.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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APPLICAUON man AUG.9. 1913.

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TICKET ISSUING AND REGISTERING MACHINE.

' APPLICATION 11.50 AUG-9. 1913. 1,160,669. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

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TICKET ISSUING AND REGlSTERiNG MACHINE.

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the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, and J said E WIN L. Rnnmn'residing. at the cit I of Portland, in the county of Multnoma and State of Oregon-, have invented certain new and' useful Improvements in Ticket Issuing and Registering Machinesyof which the following 'is a specification- This invention relates to ticket-issuing and registering machines which are particularly adapted for usein box ofiices of theaters, baseball grounds, parks, and the like, in ticket ofiices of elevated, subway, and other railways, and, also, in restaurants, cafs, lunch rooms, and other eating places, and has for its object to provide agenerally improved machine of this character that embedies novel i ovements over the machine disclosed in nited States Letters- Further, the present invention consists of the novel features of construction and ar rangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In theaccompanying drawings forming: part of this specification, 'in Wl'llClL like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur,, Figure 1 is-a 'front elevation of a machineembodying' the present invention, part of the front casmg being broken 'away" to expose the nternal parts; Fig. .2 .is a sectional view on the "6 is a top plan view: of the machine with the top platememoved: Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the stops for limiting the movement of the rack bar; Fig. 8 IS a top planyvlew of] the rack bar and carriage and supporting frame; Fig. I 9' is a sectional view on the line 9+9. Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a top'plan view,

onan enlarged. scale, of the knife; Fig-11 is a sectional view on the line 11--11, F1g.-

.10; Fig. 12 is a top plan view ef the top plate; Fig. 13 is a rear file-78.131011 of thev lock; Fig. '14 is a front elevation of same; Fig. 15 is a sectional view on the hue 15-15,

specification of Letters Patent. Application filed August 9, 1818. Serial No. 788,871.

Patented Nov. 1 ,1915.

Fig. 14 Fig. 16 is ari exterior face view of "the clutch casing; Fig. 17 is a front elevation ofsa'me; Fig. I8 is a sectional view on thellne 18-18,* Fig. 17 Fig. 19 is a sectlonalview on the line 1919,'F' 18; Fig. 20 is a top plan view, on an en arged scale, of the rock-shaft for operating the clutch stop, and Fig. 21 is a fragmentary face view of the .cover plate for the clutch casing.

The casing 1 of the machine is supported on a base plate or board 2. .This base plate or board 21s preferably arranged to extend beyond both sides of the casing'l-and is 'supported from the counter'or desk 3 by suspension rods 4 or other suitable means, the counter or desk 3 having .an opening to receive the upper end of the casing 1 and the I top plate 5of the-casing being. substantially flush with the'upper surface of said counter or'desk. Said casing Iincloses niost ofthe V -moving parts of this machine, those only TPatent No. 1,039,167, granted 'to Albert J. -Meier and William L. Su1l1van', September projecting therefrom to which access is necessary for .it's normal operation. Plates 6 and 7, which are located within the casing 1 and are secured to the base plate-2 by screws 8 orothersuitable means, stand in spaced parallel relation upon the base plate and i extend up'wardly to-thetop plate 5 of the casing, "most of theoper'atingmechanism being located between and supported by saldzplates 6 and 7. .A'plate 9, which depends -from the top plate 5. of the casing, is relatively shorter than the plate 7 .and is' arranged in spaced parallelrelation with said plate 7 the ticket-feeding drum 10 being located between the plates 7 and 9 and being rigidly mounted on the shaft 11, which is revolubly supported by the plates 6, 7, and9.

A ticket roll 12,. which is wound on a" hollow core 13,-is'. locateddirectly belowthe ticket-feeding drum 10 and is revolubly mount'edon a pin 14,'which is secured to the plate 7 ,-'th e outer endof said pin being provided with a bpit'ton orhead-T15.-whic his adapted 'to. prevent "the roll 12* from-accidentally sliding ofi'thelpin .14 and is slightly smaller in diameter than the ,core- 13 ,so as,

tatably mounted, which roller rides upon the ticket roll 12. A spring 21, which is attached to the arm 22 of bell-crank 16 and, also, to a pin 23 secured to plate 9, tends to rotate said bell-crank clockwise, Fig. 2, and thereby holds the roller 20 in engagement with the ticket roll 12, so as to prevent the ticket roll from unwinding too freely and, also to prevent backlashing of the strip of tickets that constitutes the ticket roll.

A guard 24, whichis rigidly mounted on pin 19, overlaps the side of the ticket roll 12 and thereby affords additional means for holding same in place on the pin 14. lVhen it is desired to mount a fresh ticket roll 12 upon the pin 14, it is necessary to hold the arm 18 of bell-crank 16 in a raised position, and, after the fresh ticket roll is mounted on the pin 14, the arm 18 is lowcred until the roller 20 rests upon the ticket roll and the guard 24 overlaps the side of the ticket roll, the end of said guard being bent outwardly to allow same to find its place readily adjacent to the side of the ticket roll. As the ticket roll 12 becomes smaller by virtue of the issuance of tickets therefrom, the spring 21 rotates the bellcrank 16 clockwise, Fig. 2, and thereby causes the roller 20 to ride upon the ticket roll 12 until the latter has become exhausted.

A door 25, which is preferably L-shaped in horizontal cross-sectional configuration, partly incloses the ticket roll 12, the upper edge of its side being slidably held in the space between a pair of strips 26 secured to the side of the casing 1, the lower edge of its side being slidably held in the space between the angle-plates27 secured to the base plate 1, the rear edge of its side being adapted to fit between the forwardly-projecting edge 28of the back of the casing 1 and the angle-plate or angle-plates 29 se cured to the back of the casing, and the front of the door being adapted to register in the plane of the front of the casing when the door is closed. In order to lock the door in its closedposition, same is provided with a plate 30, which is slotted at 31 to allow bolts 32 to pass therethrough, said bolts being preferably secured to the rear face of the front of the door. The plate 30 is adapted to slide longitudinally, and has an inwardly-bent hook-like end 33, which seats in an opening 34 in the plate 7, when the door is closed, a spring 35, which is attached to the other end of said plate 30 and one.

(not shown in the drawings) withinfthe key-hole 37. When a key is inserted through thekey-hole 37 and turned therein, one side of said key engages the projection 36 on the plate 30, with the result that said plate slides toward the left, 'lFigs.v 14 and 15,-

thereby drawing the end 33 out of the opening 34 and allowing the door to be drawn forwardly and removed.

The roll 12 consists of a continuous strip of paper, or the like, having the separate tickets 40 printed either on one or both sides thereof so that, when the machine issues a ticket or a plurality of tickets, same will bear the customary subject-matter. The strip of paper is provided with a plurality of ticket-feeding perforations 41 which may be located on the lines of juncture of the tickets as depicted in Fig. 1, or elsewhere. The perforations 41 permit the pins 42 borne by the drum 10 to enter same for the purpose of feeding a ticket 40 or a plurality of said tickets through the opening 43 in the top plate 5 of the casing as hereinafter described, sa'id pins being arranged in annular' alinement and being predeterminedly and accurately spaced apart with substantially the same spacing as the perforations 41. The loose end of the strip of tickets that extends from the ticket roll 12 passes underneath a roller 44, forming a loop 45 through which said roller extends, and then the strip extends upwardly from said roller and passes over the feeding drum 10, the roller 44 being revolubly mounted on a pin 46 borne by the arm 47 of a bell-crank 48, which is pivoted at 49 to a member 50. The pin 46 extends through openings in the sides of a U-shaped guide 51 and, also, through an arcuate opening 52 in the plate 7, and one of the sides of said guide is bent so as to extend through said opening 52 and is riveted or otherwise secured to the arm 47 of bell-crank 48. a The strip of tickets passes between the sides of the guide. 51 and is thereby prevented from sliding off either end of the roller 44. The member 50 is preferably located between the plates 6 and 7 and adjacent to the plate 7, being rotatably'mounted on stud 53, which is secured to said plate 7 and is preferably located in axial alinement with the pin 14.

A spring 54, which is attached at one end to a pin 55 borne by the arm 56 of bellcrank 48 and at the other end to a pin 57 borne by member 50, holds said bell-crank normally in the position depicted in Fig. 3, so that the axis of said spring passes through the pivot 49.

. A link 58 having one end pivotally attached at 59 to the member 50 and the other I ber 50 normally in the position depicted in V Fig. 3, said shaft being revolubly supported by the plates 6 and 7 and having an arm 63 I mam rigidly mounted thereo n. :"Iihe arm63 bears a'stud 64, Whichextends through aslot. 651

in a ili'nk 66,- the latter beingpiyot'allyl attached at 67 to the'lztrm, 68 ofxaI-belhcrank 69, which is revolubly-inountedmn;shaft .70 supported by the' plates 6-and 71-,

A spring 71', whi 117s attach a at onen'end to the pin "57 borne by member 50 and at'flthe other end to pin 72 secured to plate 7, tends -10 to rock the member 50 counter-clockwise, Fig. 3, and'therebycauses the stud 64 borne byarm 63 to seat in the lower end of the slot 65in link 66 through the medium of-link'58 arm 61, and shaft62.- fWh'en the bell-crank 69 is rockedclockwise, Fi 4, on shaft 70 in I the manner hereinafter scribed, the arm 68 of the former moves the link 66 downwardly, whereupon the pull of'ipring 71 rocks the member 50 counter-clockwise, Fig. 3, whereby the bell-crank 48 moves downwardly with the free end of the member 50 and causes the roller 44 to pull upon the strip'of tickets, with the result ofunwinding some of the ticket strip from the roll '12 preparatory to the feeding operation. While v the feeding operation takes place, the bellcrank 69 is rocked counter-clockwise,"Fig. 4, whereby the arm 68 thereof pulls the link 66 upwardly and thereby causes the arm 63;

torock the shaft 62 counter-clockwise, with the result that the arm 61 rocks the member- 50 clockwise, .Fig'. 3, toits initial position,

- 45 The strip-of tickets that extends from the roll \12 to the feeding drum isthusallowed to become slack, so as to. prevent the p moving the roller 44 upwardly in a'dvanee'of the loop 45 so as to prevent saidroller from retarding-the upward movementof thelo'op pins 42* borne by said drum from teari-n or mutilating thetickets during' the 'fee ing' operation.

A plate 73, which is revolubly mounted on the shaft adjacenttothe bell-crank69,

bears a segmental rack 74, which ,meshes 'with a segmental -.rack on plate 76, the? latterbeingmou-nted on'shaft 77, which is revolubly supported 'by. plate 6 and the standard 78 secured to'fthe base-plate -2 by screws 79 or other suitable means. Aspmng 80 attached at one end to a.pin 8l.borne by the arm 82 of bell-crank 69 and at the other end to a pin 83 borne by the plate 73 tends to rock the bell-crank 69 clockwise, Fig. 4,

and thereby holds the pin 81 normally in engagement with a projection or shoulder 84 on plate 73. A pin'85 borne by plate 67 has an antifriction roller 86 revolubly mounted thereon, which rolle'Q -extends into and rides in a cam groove 87in one side 'of' a member 88, which is rigidly mounted on the'o'perating shaft 89, the latter bein rev- H olubly-supported bythe plates 6 and and being rotated in the direction indicated by the. arrow, Fig. 4, through substantially a complete revolution to issue a ticket or a ,ecceittric portion of the can Q an a tickets min the-marine in the a manner hereinafter described; v

. The parts just described tand normally 1n "the p'ositions-, depi'cted in Fig. 4, .and'when the shaft 89' is rotated through approxi- -inately. the first'thirdof a revolution, the

roller 86' travels ,through-an eccentric-portion-of the camvg'roove' 87 and thereby rocks the plate 76 counter-clockwise, whereby the I latter causes the plate 7 3. to rock clockwise through 'themedium'of the segmental racks v 74 and the spring 80 causes'the bellcrank 69.'to rock clockwise, with the result that the arm 68 causes the link 66 to descend for thepurpose hereinabove described and the arm "82 sets the drum-rotating mecha- 5 nism, hereinafter described. During approximately the next one-sixth of the'revolution of. the shaft 89, the roller 86 travels through a concentric portion offthe cam groove 87, wherebythe "platel76' holds the plate 73 temporarilyiin the positionto which same has been moved by the plate 76, and the bell-crank 69 stands temporarilyin' the position to which same has been moved by the pull of spring 80,.the setting of the knife 90 to uncover the 0 ening 43 as hereinafter described being e ected during this par-J ticular movement of the operating shaft.

During approximately the next three-eighths ooffthe revolution of the sh'aft 89, the roller 73 pushes a ainst the pin 81 borne by the arm 82 of be l-cra'nk' 69 so as to rock the latter counter-clockwise to its initial position,

thus'pulling' the link 66 upwardly for; the;

purpose hereinabove vdescribed. This res.-

"toration" of the, bell-crank. 69 to its initial position'eflectsthe actuation of the drumrotating' mechanism'to rotate the drum 1O trio ortion of the cam groove 87,'thereby holding the plate .76 and the parts inconnection with the latter 1n their normal positions. During this last movement of theshaft 89,' the knife 90 isact'uated in the manner hereinafter described, to cover theropening 43 and thereby to sever the issuedticke t or tickets from the strip within the machine. At the completion of a revolution sufficiently-to feed a ticket or a lurality .of tickets. from the machine. Whi e the shaft" 89 is rotated through the last portion necessary to' complete one revolution of same, the roller 86 rides through a second concenof the shaft 89, the roller 86 is left in its initial position at the entrance to th fir t I (We '3 as dGlCtGd. inFig. 4, I

he end of thearm 82 of the 69 rest upon the lower flanges 98,- said members is pivotally attached at 91 to the rear end of a link 92, and the forward end of the latter is pivotally connected to one of-the rods or axles 93, preferably the front one,"

of a carriage that includes a rack'bar 94 and a plate 95 connected at their ends by said r0 s or axles 93, respectively, and spaced apart in;, substantially parallel relation by spacing sleeves 96 on said, rods or axles.

Rollers 97 revolubly mounted on theends of the rods 93 extend between the flanges 98 of a pair of channel-iron mmbers 99 and connecting the plates 6 and 7 and being supported thereby. The rack bar, 94 stands-m the same vertical plane with a-gear' 104, which is rigidly mounted on the drum shaft 11, and is held normally out of engagement with said gear by a pair of links 105, which links may have the1r lower ends pivotally attached at 106 to the members 99, respectively, near the rear ends of the latter and their upper ends pivoted at 107 to a pair of arms 108, respectively, rigidly mounted on a rock-shaft 109, which is revolubly supported by-the plates 6 and 7. An arm 110 also rigidly mounted on shaft 109 has the upper end of a link 111 pivoted at 112 there to, the lower end of said link being pivoted at 113 to the arm 114 of a bell-crank 115. which is rotatably mounted on the shaft 70. A pin 116 borne by the other arm 117' of said bell-crank has an antifriction roller 118 revolubly mounted thereon, which roller extends into and rides in a cam groove 119 in the side of the member 88 opposite that in which the cam groove 87 is formed. The cam groove 119 is arranged so that, while the shaft 89 is rotated the portion of a revolution necessary to cause the roller, 86 to travel through the first eccentric portion of the. cam groove 87 and thereby effects the rocking of the bell-crank -69 clockwise, Fig. 4, as hereinabove described, whereby the arm 82 of said-bell-crank causes the link 92 to pull ,the rack bar 94 and its carriage toward the rear of the machine, the roller 118 travels through a concentric portion of the cam groove 119 and thereby holds the members 99 in their initial position through the intermediation of bell-crank 115, link 111, arm 110, shaft 109, arms 108, and links 105, so as to allow the rack bar 94 to be moved toward the rear of the machine without engaging the teeth of the gear 104. vWhile the.

in the position to which same have been moved asjust described, the roller 118 travels through an eccentric portion of the cam groove 119 and thereby rocks the bellcrank 115 counter-clockwise, Fi 3, whereby the arm 114 of the latter roc s the shaft 109 clockwise through the medium of link 11-1 and arm 110, causing the arms 108 to pull the links 105 upwardly so as to raise the rear ends of the members 99, with the result of raising the rackbar 94 into operative engagement with the gear 104. The

roller 118 then travels through a second concentric portion of the cam groove 119 and thereby causes the members 99 to hold the rack bar 94 inoperative engagement .with the gear 104 through the intermediary 0f bell-crank 115, link 111, arm 110,"shaft 109, arms 108, and links 105; during which time the roller 86 travels through the second eccentric portion of the cam groove 87 and thereby rocks the bell-crank 69 counterclockwise, Fig; 4, to its normal position as hereinabove described, whereby the arm 82 of the latter causes the link 92 to move the rack bar 94 and its carriage toward the front of the machine, causing the rack bar 'to rotate the gear 104 in the direction of the arrow, with the result-of causing the drum 10 to feed a ticket or a plurality of tickets from the machine. While the roller 86 travels through the second concentric portion of the cam groove 87 and thereby holds the bell-crank 69"in its initial position, the roller118 travels through a second eccentric portion of thecam groove 119, thereby rocking the bell-crank 115 clockwise to its normal position, with the result that the arm 114 of the latter lowers the rear ends of the members 99 to their initial position through the medium oflink 111, am 110, shaft 109, arms 108, and links 105, thus restoring the rock bar 94 to its initial position out of engagement with the gear 104. Upon the completion of the travel of the roller 118 through the second eccentric portion of the cam groove 119, said roller is left in its normal position in the entrance of the first concentric portion of said cam groove. A crossrod 120, which is supported by the plates 6 and 7, is located directly over the rear ends of ,the members 99, so as to form a stop for the latter when same are raised ashereinabove described.

A lever 121 has one end thereof pivotally .mounted on the cross-rod '101' preferably ad- 122 or a plurality of such ,teeth. [A link 123 having its ends pivotally attached at 124 and 125 to the lever 121 and oneof the members 99,, respectively, holds the lever normally in the positiontohold its tooth J or teeth 122 into interlocking"engagement v with teeth ofjthe gear 104, thereby normallypreventing rotation of said gear.,- 'At the same time .therear endsof the members" 99 are raised to move the rack bar-94 into operative engagement with the gear 104, the a link 123 raises the free end of the lever 121 and thereby moves the tooth or teeth 122 out of engagement with the gear 104, and, while the rear ends of said members are bemg lowered .to move the rack bar 94 out of engagement with the gear '104'as hereinabove described, the link 123 pulls'the free end of the lever 121 downwardly tojts normal position, causing the tooth or teeth 122 to in terlockl with teeth of the gear 94. By this arrangement, the drum 10 is normally prevented from being rotated. I

The shaft 89 extends beyond the plate fi and through an enlarged opening 126 in the casing 1, its outer end being journaled in a s bearing 127 within the casmg 128, whlch 1s mounted on the shaft 89 within the casing 128, meshes with and is driven bya worm 132 rigidly mounted on the drive'shaft 133,

. which is preferably arranged to stand in substantially a vertical position with its lower en journaled in a bushing 134, WhlCh is secured in an opening 135. in the bottom of the casing 128 by screws 136 or other suit.- able means, and its upper end journaled in a bushing 137 in an opening 138*111 the upper part of said casing. Said worm 132 may be spaced from the bushings 135 and- 137 by washers 139 or the like.

The casing 140 of an electric motor is supported on the casing 128 and is secured thereto by screws 141 or' other suitable means, the shaft 142 of the motor being disposed vertically in axial alinement with the shaft 133 and having areduced lower end 143 which is journaled in a bushing 144 supported in an opening in aboss 145 borne by the bottom of the motor casing, there being a recess or depression 146 in the topof the casing 128 to form a seat for said boss. The

.lower end 143 ofthe shaft 142 abuts the upper end of the shaft 133 and bears a tongue 144, which extends into a transverse groove 145 in the upper end'of the shaft 133, thereby coupling the motor shaft 143 Y to the shaft 133, so as-to drive the latter.

The hub 147 of the worm-gear 131 extends through an opening in the cover 1480f the casing 128 and bears an annular rib 149,

which fits in an annular recess 150 the inner face of said cover, the latterbeing secured tosaid casing 128 by screws 151 or other suitable means.

- An annular member 152, which is riveted or otherwise. secured to the end of the hub 147; ofthe worm-gear 131, has a'notch 153 or a plurality of such notches formed in its periphery, two notches 153 being preferably formed n said'member and-being located substantially diametrically opposite each other as best seen in Fig-16. -,A bell shaped member 154, which is revolubly mounted on the shaft 89 adjacent it o'the member 152, carries a pair of pawls 155, which pawls are pivoted at 156 to said member 154jand are located adjacent to op- ,posite sides of said member 152.

. A spring 157', whichv connects thefree ends of the pawls 155, tends to draw the latter toward the member 152 and thereby'cause's the projections 15 8 on said pawls to seat in the notches 153, respectively, in the member 152,]there'by coupling the member 152 to, the

member-154 so that the latter will rotate wlththe worm-gear 131.

It, will be observed that the sides of the I toward the shaft .89, so that, in case there should'be an overload on the shaft 89, the

-' member 152 will force, the projections 158 borne by the pawls 155 out. of the notches- 153 and will rotate idly. Y

A disk 159, which is located within the bell-shaped member 154, is mounted on the shaft 89 andis secured thereto by a pin 160 or the like, which passes through the hub 16 1 and; said shaft, there wbeing suflicient space left between the periphery of said disk and the inner peripheral wall 162 of the bell-shaped member 154 to allow the latter normally 'to rotate idly on the shaft 89. A clutch-plate 163 is revolubly mounted on the shaft 89 within the bell-shaped member. 154 and is. located adjacent to the inner face of the disk 159. Each end ofthe clutch- I notches 153 and the projections 15,8co'n'verge'. I

plate 163 is provided with an elongated notch 164 to receive the reduced end 165 of 1 a roller 166, whichis located in a notch or recess 167in-the periphery of the disk 159,

the other reduced end 165 of said roller be:

ing supported in a radially-extending slot 168 in an artnular plate 169, which is revolubly mounted on the hub 161 of the disk 159 acl aoent to the outer face of'the latter so as to form a closure for the bell-shaped member 154, there being as manynotches or recesses 167 and slots 168 as rollers 166,

Each notch 167 is formed relatively deep "at one end thereofand is provided with a cam surface 170, which slopes toward the peripheral wall 162 of the member 154 so and the peripheral wall 162 of said mernber. By this arrangement, when the rollers 166 to form a tapered space 171 between same stand in the deep end of the notches 167 as depicted in Fig. 18, the disks 159 and 169 and the shaft 89 will remain stationary while the bell-shaped member 154 rotates with the worm-gear 131, but, when the rollers 166 are moved into the tapered spaces 171 in the manner hereinafter described, so as to become wedged between the cam surfaces 170 of the notches 167 and the peripheral wall 162 of the member 154, said rollers will thereby frictionally connect the disk 159 with the member 154, with the result of causing said disk 159 and shaft 89 to'rotate with said member. l v

The clutch-plate 163 and the plate 169 are connected by a pin 172 or a plurality of such pins, two such pins 172 being depicted in the drawings for the purpose of illustration. The pins 172 extend through arcuated slots 173 in the disk 159 and have antifriction rollers 174 revolubly mounted thereon, one of said pins being relatively longer than the other so as to project beyond the plate 169.

A bar or pin 175 is reciprocatively mounted in openings in the late 6 and a bracket 176 secured to said p ate by screws 177 or the like so that one end thereof projects into the path of rotation of the outer end of the long pin 172 and normally occupies av position above and in engagement with one side of said pin 172, thereby hold+ ing the clutch-plate 163 in such position that same not only holds the rollers 174 in the rear end ofthe slots 173, but, also, holds the rollers 166 normally in the deep ends of the notches 167. A spring 17 8 attached at one end to a projection 179 borne by the clutch-plate 163 and, also, to a pin or stud 180 borne by the disk 159 tends to rotate the clutch-plate 163 clockwise, Fig. 18, and,

when the bar 175 is moved from above themove the rollers 174 toward the front ends of the slots 173 and, also, to move the rollers 166 into the tapered spaces 171 untilsaid rollersl66 become wedged between the cam surfaces 170 and the peripheral wall 162 of the member 154, whereupon the disks 159 and 169 and shaft 89 rotate with the worm gear 131 In this way, whenever the long pin 172 is released, the disk 159 is automatically connected with the member 154, whereby the shaft 89 will continue to rotate with be rotated counter clockwise, Fig. 18, whereby the latter will not only move the rollers 174 to the rear ends of the slots 173,

but, also, will move the rollers 166 toward ln order to operate the bar 175 in the manner hereinabove described, same has a stud 181 secured to one side thereof, said stud extending through an elongated notch 182 in the end of an arm 183 rigidly mountedon one end of a rock-shaft 184, which is revolubly supported by the bracket 176.

An arm 185 rigidly mounted on the other end of the rock-shaft 184 has the lower end ofalink 186 pivotall attached at 187 thereto, the upper end 0 said link being pivoted at 188 to a member 189, which connects the -lower parts of two plates 190. The plates 190-extend substantially vertically through openings in the top plate 5 of the casing 1 and have their upper ends connected by a finger-piece 191, one of said plates being located near the plate 6 and having a slot 192 to receive a stud 193, which is secured to said plate 6, so as to guide and limit the movement of the plates 190. V

A spring 194 attached at one end to member 189 and at the other end to a projection 195 borne by the top plate 5 pulls upwardly upon said member so as to hold the fin erplece 191 normally in an elevated position, with the result of holding the bar 175 in the path of rotation of the outer end of the long pin 172 through the medium of plates 190, member 189, link 186, arm 185, rockshaft 184, and arm 183. By this arrangement, when the finger-piece 191 is depressed, same causes the plates 190 to force the member 189 downwardly and with the latter the link 186 and arm 185 which, in turn, rocks the shaft 184 counter-clockwise, Fig. 1, and thereb causes the arm 183 to move the bar 17 5 rom above the outer end of the long pin 172, so as to allow the disk 159 and shaft 89 to rotate with the member 154 as hereinabove described, but, as soon as pressure is removed from the fingerpiece 191, the spring 194 returns the fingerpiece 191 and parts connected therewith to their initial positions and thereby moves the bar 175 into the path of rotation of the outer end of the long pin 172 so as to sto the rotation of the disk 159 and the sha t 89 as hereinabove described.

As hereinabove stated, the return to initial position of the rack bar 94 occurs after same has been moved toward the rear of the machine and raised into engagement with the gear 104 and during its forward movement to initial position causes the gear 104 bar '94 has been moved toward the rear of" the machine, such movement of .said rack by the-ordinals 2, 3,4, and 5 that-may appear on the tops of said, keys, yet a greater or a .lessnumber of keys may be provided; v I l v v I end of the latter "from the. path ofmove-- bar being normally limited b :the enga ment of the projection 196 borne by t 6 front end of the rack-bar 94 with a stop 197, so that the return to initial position 01 said rack bar will effect the, rotation of the gear 104 to the extent necessary to cause the drum 10 to feed-only one ticket 40 through the opening 43 in the top plate 5. The stop 197 is preferably reciprocatively attached to a plate 198, which is sup orted by a cross-rod 199'or aplurality 0 such cross-rods secured to the plates 6 and 7 and a rod 199 secured to the plate 6, being provided with slots 200 to. receive studs 201, which are secured to the plate 198, so as to guide and limit the movement of said stop.

A .stud 202 securedi to the lower end of the stop 196 extends through'a slot 203' in the forward arm 204 of. a lever 205, which is pivoted at 206 to the plate 198.

A 'spring 207 attached to the end of the arm 204 and, also, to a pin 208 securedto plate 198 tends to pull said arm upwardly and thereby holds the stop 197 normally in an elevated position so that the up 1' end of said stop stands in the path oi movement of the projection 196 on the rack bar 94 and at a predetermined distance behind said projection.

In case it is desired to issue several tickets 40, it would be .a waste of effort tofrepeat the operation of depressing the finger-piece 191 for each ticket, and, accordingly, under" position of the rack bar will rotate the' gear 104 and with the latter the drum 10 sulficiently to feed the desired numbersof tickets40 through the opening .43 pression of said finger-piece.'

Itwill be understood that, while the ma chine is herein illustrated and described as of a'certain prearranged capacity,'ye t same can be constructed with either a greater or less capaclty, or two or more such machines 1n ban can be used, according to the needs of the use to which it is'to. be putifThu's, whilethe drawings illustrate four keys 209, that govern the issuance of two, three, four,- I,

and fivetickets 40, respectively, as "indicated as necessity requires.

by a single de- 'ordinal 2 is depressed sufficiently caught and held inits depressed position in The keys 209 extend through separate openings provided therefor in the top plate I 5 of the casing 1 and have their lower ends pivotally attached at 210,- 211, 212, and 213 to the forward ends of levers 214, 215, 216, and 217, respectively, said levers being pivotally mounted on the rod-218, which is secured to the plates 6 and 198. Therear ends of the levers 214, 215, 216, and'217 have the upper ends of links 219, 220, 221, and 222 pivotally attached at 223, 224, 225, and 226, respectively, thereto, each of said links being provided with aslot 227 adjacent to its end of the arm 2290f lever 205 %0 extend therethrough, .which pin 228 stands normally in the lower ends of the slots 227in said links for the, purpose hereinafter described. The levers 214,"2-15, and 216 have openings 230, 231, and. 232 formed'therein near the rear ends thereof to receive pins 233, 234, and 235 borne b and 238, respectively. aid stops'236, 237, and 238 are located directly behind the stop 197 and are predeterminedly and accurately spaced apart, being reciprocatively attached to the plate 198 by means of studs 239, which project from said plate into slots 240 in said stops 236, 237, and 238, in order to guide and limit the movement of same.

Springs 241, attached-to the keys 209, respectively, and, also'to a cross-rod 242 secured to the plates 6 and 7 pull upwardly upon the keys, which, in turn, tend to rotate the levers 214, 215, 216, and 217 clockwise, Fig, 4, whereby the levers 214,215, and 216 exert a downward pressure upon the pins 233, 234, and 235, with the result of holding the'stops 236, 237, and 238 in their lowest position, so that the upper; ends of the latter are below the path of movement of the projection 196 on the rack bar 94. 'It'will be evident that the pins 233, 234, and 235 limit the downward movement of the rear ends of the levers 214, 215', and 216 and thereby limit the upward movement of -,their respective keys 209. In order to limit which is adapted" to engage the lower side of the top plate 5, as bestseen in Fig. 4.

When itis desired to'issue two tickets 40 fromthe machine, the key 209 bearing tlbie to e the manner hereinafter described. -The depression of said key rocks the lever .214 counter-'clockwise,,F1g. 4, whereby the ,rear endof'said'lever 214 pulls the link 219 up lowerend to allow a pin 228' borne by the the stops 236, 237,.

wardly andQthereby' ,rocks theulever 20d counterclockwise, with the result that the]:

arm- 204 of. the latter pulls the stop 197- downwardly soastoiwithdraw' thefiiupper v ment of the projection 196- on therrack bar 94. Simultaneously with the lowering of the stop 197, the pin 233 j borne by lever 214 moves the stop 236 upwardly to its highest position, so that the upper end of the latter stands in the path of movement of projection 196 on the rack bar 94. The finger-piece 191 is then depressed whereupon the rack bar 94 is moved toward the rear of the machine as hereinabove described, such movement of said rack bar causing its pro'ection 196 to pass over the top of the sto 19 .until it is limited by the engagement 0 said projection 196 with the elevated stop 236 when the rack bar has been moved such distance toward the rear of the machine that the return of same to initial position will effect rotation of the gear 104 sufliciently to causethe drum 10 to feed two tickets 40 through the opening 43. The return of the rack bar 94 to its initial position releases the depressed key'209 in the manner hereinafter described, whereupon the spring 241 attached to said key restores same to its normal position and thereby causes said key torock the lever 219 clockwise, Fig. 4, to its normal position, whereby the pin-233 borne by said lever lowers the stop 236 and the rear end of said lever lowers the link 219, so as to allow the pull of spring 207 to return the stop 197 to its initial position.

If it is desired to issue three tickets from the machine, the key 209 bearing the ordinal 3 is depressed sufiiciently to be caught and held in its depressed position, thereby rocking the lever 215 counter-clockwise, Fig. 4, so that the pin 234 raises the stop 237 into the path of movement of the projection 196 on the rack bar 94 and the rear end of said lever raises the link 220, which, in turn, rocks the lever 205 counter-clockwise, so as to withdraw the stop 197 from the ath of movement of the projection 196, after which the finger-piece 191 is depressed to effect the operation of the rack bar 94. The rack bar 94 then moves toward the rear of the machine untillimited by the engagement of its projection 196' with the elevated stop 237, which engagement occurs when the rack bar has been moved toward the rear of the machine to such extent that the return of said rack bar to initial position will rotate the ear 104 sufliciently to cause the drum 10 to eed three tickets 40 through the openin 43. The return of the rack bar 94 to initial position releases the depressed key 209, which, in turn, effects the restoration of the lever 215, link 220, and

lever 205 to their normal positions, with the result of raising the stop 197 and lowering the stop 237. In like .manner, the

depression of the key 209 bearing the ordina 4 rocks the lever216, which, in turn eflects the lowerin of the sto v 197 through the medium of lin 221 and ever205, and

the raising of the stop 238, so that, when the rack bar 94 is moved toward the rear of the machine, such movement of said rack bar will be limited by the engagement of its projection 196- with the stop 238 when saidrack bar has been moved toward the rear of the machine to such extent that the return of same to initial position will rotate the gear 104 sufliciently to cause the drum 10 to feed four tickets 40 through the opening 43, after which the rack bar 94 releases the depressed key 209, which then returns to its initial position and thereby restores the lever 216 to its initial position, with the result of lowering the sto 238 and raising the stop 197. The depresslon of the key 209 bearin the ordinal 5 rocks the lever 217, whic in turn, merely rocks the lever 205 through the medium of link 222 and thereby lowers the stop 19Vso as to allow the rack bar 94 to move toward the rear of the machine 'until such movement of said rack bar is limited by the engagement of its projection 196 with'the stop 244 when said rack bar has been movedtoward the rearof the machine to such extent that the return of same to initial position will rotate the gear 104 sufiiciently to cause the drum 10 to feed five tickets 40 through the openin 43, after which said rack bar releases t e depressed key 209 which then returns to initial position and thereby returns the lever 217 to normal position, so as to permit the spring 207 to raise the stop 197, said stop 244 being located behind the stop 238 and being riveted or otherwise secured to the plate 198.

Projections or lugs 245 borne by the plate 198 stand behind and in engagement with the stops 197, 236, 237, and 238, respectively so as to brace said stops, in order to resist the impingement of the projection 196 against said stops. v

It will be observed that when the rack bar 94 is moved toward the rear of the machine until limited by the engagement with either the stop 197, 236, 237, or 238, as hereinabove described, althou h this stops the clockwise movement of t e bell-crank 69, the plate 73, however, continues its clockwise movement, thereby moving its shoulder 84 away from the pin 81 home by said bellcrank and stretching the spring 80. The reverse movement of the plate 73 brings the shoulder 84 back into engagement with the pin 81 and then causes the bell-crank 69 to effect the return movement of the rack bar 94 to initial position, with the result of rotating the gear 104, which, in turn, causes the drum 10 to feed a ticket 40 or a plurality of tickets through the opening 43. 3 When, however, the rack bar 94 is moved toward the rear'of themachine until limited by the" engagement of, the projection takes place at the same time that the plate 73 reaches or nearly clockwise movement. Each key 209 is provided with a projection 245, which stands normally above a transversely inclined member 246, which connects and is supported by a pair of plates 247, the latterbelng revolubly mounted on a crossrod 248, which is supported by plates 6 and7.

A spring 249 attached to an arm 250 borne by one of the plates 247 and, also, to .a pin 251 secured to the plate 6 tends to rock said plate 247 clockwise, Fig. .4, and' thereb holds the member 246 in enga ement wit the keys 209. The lower side 0 the projection 245 is preferably beveled to conform to the transverse inclination of the member 246, so that, when 'a key- 209 is depressed, I the beveled lower side of its projection 245 engages the member 246 and thereby moves said member forwardly until said pro ection passes below the lower edge of said member, whereupon the .pull of spring 249 causes the member 246 to move rearwardly to a position above the projection 245- 'on' the depressed key 209, with the result of the ticket feeding operation is as follows As the rackbar 94 travels toward the rear of the machine, the forward end of the former moves out of engagement with the 'rod 252, which connects the plates 253- revolubly supported on the cross-rod 101. The rod 252 extendsthrough a slot 254 in one of, the

plates 255, which plates 254 are revolubly mounted on the cross-rod 248 and are con;

nected by a transversel inclined member 256, which member stan s normally in front" of and lower than the pro ections 257 borne.

by the keys 209.

A spring 258 attached to an arm 259borne by-one of the plates 253 and to thecross rod 242 tends to rock said plate 253 counterclock-wise, Fig. 4, such movement of said plate being, however, normallyprevented by the engagement of the forward end of the rack bar 94 with the rod 252, so that the member256 stands normally in front of the path of'movement of each projection 257, so as to permit the normal depression of any key 209. When the rack bar 94travels'toward the rear of the machine and thereby moves theforward end ofsame out of-engaggment' with the rod 252, the spring 258 roc the plates 253 counter-clockwise, Fig. projection 269 borne by the key 265 180 reaches the end of its for preventingthe depres- 4, whereby the rod 252 causes the plates 255 .below the projections 257 on the latter, with .the result of locking the keys 209 in' their elevated positions. 1

In case one of the keys'209 has been depressed'before' the rack bar 94 moves toward the rear of the machine, the projection 257 on the depressed key 209 will occupy a position below the member 256 when the latter is moved rearwardly as just described. One of the plates 253 carries a trip 250, which is pivoted at 261 thereto. A spring 262 attached to the rear end of the trip 260 and, also,-to the plate 253 holds the rear end of said trip in engagement with a projection 263 borne bysaid plate 253, whereby the forward end of'said trip extends over a projection 264 borne by one of the plates 247.

Rocking of the p ate 253 counter-"clockwise as hereinabovedescribed moves the trip 260 rearwardly, causing the forward end of said trip to ride over the projection 264, which rockssaidtrip clockwise until the forward end of said trip disengages said projection 264, whereupon spring 262 returns the trip to engagement with the projection 263, so as to move the forward end of said trip to a position directly behind the projection 264. ,The return of the rack bar 94 toinitial posi-.

tion causes its forwardend to engage the rod 252 and to 'move the latter forwardly to its initial position, thereby rocking the plates 253 clockwise, with .the result of not only restoring the plates 2'55to "normal position Which moves the member 256 forwardly from beneath the projections 257 on the elevated keys 209, but, also, causes the forward end of the trip 260 to engage the rear side of the projection 264 thereby rocking the plates 247 forwardly sufficiently to cause the member 246 to release the projection 2.45 on any depressed key 209,'so as to allow the spring 241 attached to the latter to return same to its elevated position, after which the forward end of said trip disengages the projecti'on 264, whereupon the 'sprmg 249 re plate 5' and-has its lower end' pivoted at 266 I to an arm 267 which is revolubly mounted on the rod 218. A sprin 268 attached to said key 265 and, also, to t e cross-rod 242 pulls the key265 upwardly so as to hold same normally m a raised position, such upward movement of said key being limitedby the engagement of its projection 268 with the lower side ofthe top p ate 5.

has its lower side beveled like the projections 245 and stands normally above member 216, so that, when the key 265 is depressed, the projection 269 will move the member 246 forwardly until the latter releases the projection 245 on any accidentally or erroneously depressed key 209, so as to allow the spring 211 to restore the latter and parts in connection therewith to their normal positions, after which the projection 269 passes below the lower edge of the member 216, which then moves rearwardly and stands above said projection 269 so as to retain the key 265 in its depressed position until the member 246 is again moved forwardly by the return of the rack bar 94 to initial position as hereinabove described. The key 265, also, bears a projection 270 like the projections 257 on the keys 209 so that, after the machine is set in operation, the member 256 will prevent the depression of said key 265 in the same manner in which it prevents the depression of any key 209. The key 265 may have the ordinal 1 indicated on its top so as to indicate that, when same has been depressed to release a key 209 as hereinabove described, only one ticket will be issued by the machine.

The knife 90 is preferably located beneath the top plate 5 of the casing 1 and is reciprocatively supported on a plate 271, which is supported on the plates 7 and 9 and secured thereto by screws 27 2 or other suitable means, being located in an opening 273 in a plate 271, which is supported on the plate 271. A plate 275,which is located below the plate 271 is connected to the knife 90 by a screw 276 or a plurality of such screws or the like. there being a separate slot 277 provided in the plate 271 for each screw 276 and each screw 276 being provided with a washer 278, which is located in its slot 277. The forward end of a link 279 is pivoted at 280 to the plate 275 and the rear end of said link is pivoted at 281 to an arm 282, which is rigidly mounted on shaft 109. The cutting edge of the knife 90 rests normally upon a shearing plate 283, which is secured to the plate 271 by screws 284 or other suitable means and thereby closes the opening 43 in the top plate 5. hen the shaft 109 is rocked by virtue of the roller 118 traveling through the first eccentric portion of the cam groove 119 as hereinabove described, the arm 282 pulls the link 279 toward the rear of the machine, whereby said link pulls the knife 90 rearwardly out of engagement with the shearing plate 283 in order to allow a ticket or a .plurality of tickets to be fed through the opening 43. After the feeding operation takes place. the roller 118 travels through the second eccentric portion of the cam groove 119 and therebv rocks the shaft 109 in the reverse direction through the medium of bell-crank 115, link 111, and arm 110, whereby the arm 282 causes the link 279 to restore the knife 90 to its normal position, with the result that the cutting edge of said knife presses the strip of tickets against the shearing edge of the plate 283 and thereby severs the issued ticket or tickets 40 from the roll.

In order to prevent the tickets 40 from following the drum 10 past the opening 13, the forward part 285 is bent to slope downwardly toward the periphery of the drum 10 so as to deflect the tickets 10 from said (hum and to guide same through the opening 43, the forward end of said bent portion being preferably beveled to extend close to the periphery of the drum 10, as best seen in Fig. 11, so as to prevent the tickets from traveling by same on said drum, and having a notch 286 to allow the pins 42 to pass therethrough.

The strip of tickets 40 that passes over drum 10 is held in engagement therewith by a plate 287 or a plurality of such plates, there being preferably a pair of these plates 287 employed, which plates are located underneath a cover 288, which fits in an opening 289 in the top plate 5, and are riveted or otherwise secured thereto.

T he plates 287 are preferably formed with somewhat of a triangular configuration and the edges thereof adjacent to the periphery of the drum 10 are curved so as to be substantially concentric to said drum, in order to allow the strip of tickets to pass between same and said drum and, also, to hold the strip in engagement with the latter, being held in spaced relation by a spacer 290, so as to allow the pins 42 on said drum to pass between said plates.

A plate 291, which is riveted or otherwise secured to the cover 288 adjacent to the rear end of same. bears a pair of trunnions 292, which trunnions project into slots 293 in the plates 7 and 9.

The shank of a button 294 extends through a slot 295 in the cover 288 adjacent to the forward end of the latter, and is secured to a latch 296, which is pivoted at 297 to the lower side of said cover.

A spring 298 carried by the latch 296 engages a pin 299 borne by the cover 288 and therebv presses the latch 296 forwardly, so that the lip 300 on said latch stands normally underneath and in engagement with a plate 301 riveted or otherwise secured to the plate 302, which is supported by the plates 7 and 9, said plate 301 being arran ed to extend rearwardly bevond the rear edge of the plate 302 so as to form a support for the forward edge of the cover 288 when the latter is closed. By this arrangement, when the cover 288 is closed, the latch 296 looks same in such position. and. when the button 294 is moved rearwardly same causes the lip 300 of the latch 296 to release the plate 301,

after which the cover may be rotated upwardly in order to move the plates 287 away from the drum 10 for the purpose of allowing a fresh strip of tickets to be placed in position on said drum. 4

A member 303, which is pivoted at 304 to one of the plates 287, bears a pin 305 on which a roller 306 is revolubly mounted, said roller 306 being held in engagement with the ticket strip on the drum 10 by means of a spring 307. The roller 306 is located so that it normally engages the particular ticket 10 that stands in position to be fed throughthe opening 13 in the manner hereinabove described, and, by this arrangement, when two or more tickets .40 remain in the machine and the drum 10 is rotated to feed all except the last ticket 10 through the opening 43, the roller 306 holds the last ticket in engagement with the drum 10 and-thereby prevents same from passing through said opening until 'inabove described.

said drum is again rotated.v By this arrangement, the last ticket 40 is held wholly within the machine so as to prevent the knife 90 from severing same in the wrong place.

As the supply of ticketsdecreases from the continuous, issuing of same, it'is desired to lock the drum 10 when the last ticket 40 of the roll 12 has been fed through the opening 43. A member 308 which is pivotally attached at 309 to the other plate-287, is provided with a projection 310, which is held in engagement with the strip of tickets on the drum 10 by means of a spring 311, being disposed in substantially the same plane with a' plurality of slots 312 in the periphery of the drum 10. Said slots 312 are arranged in circumferential alinement and are spaced apart so that, when the drum 10 is at rest, the projection 310 occupies a position above a slot 312, but is prevented from entering said slot by reason of a ticket 40 being between the latter and said projection. IV hen, however, the last ticket passes through the opening 43, the spring 311 causes the projection 310 borne by member 308 to enter the first slot 312 behind the last ticket thereby preventing the drum from being rotated further until a fresh strip of tickets is placed in position thereon, as heresaid plate. A gear 315 borne by the shaft 316 of the registering machine meshes with a gear 317 that is driven by a gear 318 rigidly mounted on the shaft 11 of the drum 10, said gear 31 being revolubly mounted on a pin 319 secured to the plate 8. \Vhen the drum 10 is rotated so as to feed a ticket 40 or a plurality of tickets through the opening 43, ashereinabove described, the gear 318 rotates with the drum 10 and its shaft 11 and thereby rotates the shaft 316 of the registering machine 313 through the medium of gears 317 and 315, sufficiently to register same in said registering machine. The opening 311 inthe top plate 5 permits the registering machine to be readthrough same.

For convenience in operation and, also, generally improving'the appearance of this ticket-issuing and registering machine, the

forward part of the top plate 5 above which the finger-piece 101 and the keys 209 and 265 stand is bent to slope downwardly as .is, also, the forward part of the cover 288, the forward edge of said top plate being bent to form a rib 320, which will prevent a coin from sliding off the inclined portion of said top plate. I

We claim:

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a revoluble drum adapted to feed a ticket strip, a reciprocatory member adapted to actuate said drum, an adjustable support for said member, and means for actuating said support to hold said member in inoperative relation with respect to said drum when said member is moved in one direction and to hold said member in operative relation with respect to said drum when said member is moved in a reverse direction.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a drum adapted to feed a ticket strip, a reciprocatory member adapted to actuate said drum, and means for holding saidmember in operative relation with respect to said drum-only while said member is being restored to initial position.

In amachine of the character described, the combination of a drum adapted to feed a ticket strip, a shaft supporting same, a gear borne by said shaft, a reciprocatory rack bar adapted to actuate said gear, means for actuating said rack bar, and an adjustable support for said rack bar.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a drum adapted to feed a ticket strip, a shaft supporting same, a gear borne by said shaft, a reciprocatory rack bar adapted to actuate said gear, means for actuating said rack bar, an adjustable support for said rack bar, and means for actuating said support to hold said rack bar out of engagement with said gear when said rack bar is moved in one direction and to hold said rack bar in engagement with said gear when said rack bar is moved in a reverse direction.

5. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a drum adapted to feed 

